Whenever You Need Somebody

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Whenever You Need Somebody
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Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released16 November 1987 (1987-11-16)
Recorded1986–1987
Studio PWL Studios 1 & 2 (London)
Genre
Length36:42
Label RCA
Producer
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987)		 Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)
Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up"
    Released: 27 July 1987
  2. "Whenever You Need Somebody"
    Released: 31 October 1987
  3. "When I Fall in Love"
    Released: 30 November 1987
  4. "Together Forever"
    Released: 12 January 1988
  5. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
    Released: 5 April 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Melody Maker (unfavourable) [2]
New Musical Express 7/10 [3]
The Village Voice D+ [4]
Smash Hits 9/10 [5]

Whenever You Need Somebody is the debut studio album by English singer Rick Astley released on 16 November 1987 by RCA Records. It is his best-selling album, which, according to his own official website, has sold 15.2 million copies worldwide. [6] The album is listed as the 136th best-selling album in Spain [7] and was the seventh best-selling album of 1987 in the United Kingdom. [8] A remastered version, containing rare remixes and extended versions, was released on 12 April 2010. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

Alex Henderson of AllMusic stated that SAW "should definitely be proud of their work" on this "often captivating debut album" which "proved [the singer] to be a welcome addition to the British R&B scene"; he added that the "music approach is very much a production of the '70s" and underlined tracks like "Together Forever", "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Don't Say Goodbye". [1] Much more critical of both SAW and Astley, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice ranked the album in the "Must to avoid" category, and added: "Musically [Astley]'s a throwback to such long-forgotten big-band singers manqué as Don Rondo" revealed "as I-am-somebody for nobodies with a master plan". [4] James Hamilton of Record Mirror presented the album as being "as vigorously voiced and unsubtle as you'd expect". [10] Carmen Keats of Melody Maker described the album as "Yuppie-boy muzak for those too poor and thick to be Yuppies." [2] According to a reviewer of British magazine Music Week , the album proves Astley to be "a respectable if so far unexceptional writer", but concluded that the tone of the whole album is given by SAW's team. [11] Chris Heath of Smash Hits praised the album full of songs with "the same straightforward, deliriously catchy dance music as his first two hits", and underlined "Don't Say Goodbye" and "When I Fall in Love" as "brilliant" songs. [5] Retrospectively, in 2018, Mark Elliot of Classic Pop considered Whenever You Need Somebody as the ninth best album ever produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and underlined its worldwide success, selling 15 million copies. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Gonna Give You Up"
 Stock Aitken Waterman 3:35
2."Whenever You Need Somebody"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:52
3."Together Forever"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:24
4."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:39
5."The Love Has Gone"
4:20
6."Don't Say Goodbye"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:11
7."Slipping Away"Astley
  • Harding
  • Curnow
3:52
8."No More Looking for Love"AstleyDaize Washbourn3:10
9."You Move Me"AstleyWashbourn3:40
10."When I Fall in Love"
Stock Aitken Waterman2:59

2010 expanded remaster

Disc one (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."When You Gonna" (7″ mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)
  • Ian Curnow
  • Phil Harding
  • Astley
3:32
12."Just Good Friends"Astley3:45
13."I'll Never Set You Free"Astley3:34
14."When You Gonna" (extended mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa) 7:32
15."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake mix) 5:48
16."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Lonely Hearts mix) 7:34
17."Together Forever" (Lover's Leap extended remix) 7:05
Disc two (The Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Whenever You Need Somebody" (7″ mix)3:32
2."Together Forever" (Lover's Leap mix)3:52
3."When You Gonna" (Borough Anarchy mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)3:24
4."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton mix)6:25
5."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Rick Sets It Off mix)7:54
6."Together Forever" (House of Love mix)6:55
7."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (Matt's Jazzy Guitar mix)7:47
8."When You Gonna" (Home Boy mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)5:48
9."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape to New York mix)7:02
10."Whenever You Need Somebody" (XK150 mix)4:39
11."When You Gonna" (bonus beats mix) (credited to Rick & Lisa)4:46
12."Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental)6:18
13."Whenever You Need Somebody" (instrumental)3:51
14."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (instrumental)3:32

2022 Remaster

Disc one (remastered original album, B-sides, and reimagined versions of the original singles from the album)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Gonna Give You Up" (2022 remaster)
 Stock Aitken Waterman 3:33
2."Whenever You Need Somebody" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:53
3."Together Forever" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:25
4."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:40
5."The Love Has Gone" (2022 remaster)
4:20
6."Don't Say Goodbye" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:09
7."Slipping Away" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Harding
  • Curnow
3:52
8."No More Looking for Love" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Daize Washbourn
3:12
9."You Move Me" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Washbourn
3:42
10."When I Fall in Love" (2022 remaster)
Stock Aitken Waterman3:03
11."My Arms Keep Missing You"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:14
12."I'll Never Set You Free" (7″ mix) 
  • Astley
3:26
13."Just Good Friends"
  • Astley
 3:50
14."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Pianoforte)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:29
15."Together Forever" (reimagined)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:01
16."Whenever You Need Somebody" (reimagined)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:00
17."When I Fall in Love" (reimagined)
  • Heyman
  • Young
Stock Aitken Waterman3:37
Disc two (remixes and instrumentals)
No.TitleLength
1."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Phil Harding 12″ mix)7:24
2."Together Forever" (Lover's Leap remix)3:20
3."My Arms Keep Missing You" (The "Where's Harry" remix)3:15
4."Whenever You Need Somebody" (XK 150 mix)3:52
5."My Arms Keep Missing You" (Bruno's remix)6:15
6."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake mix)5:46
7."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Lonely Hearts mix)7:34
8."My Arms Keep Missing You" (No L mix)6:46
9."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton mix)6:30
10."Together Forever" (House of Love mix)6:57
11."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Rick Sets It Off mix)7:57
12."Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental)3:34
13."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (instrumental)3:39
14."Whenever You Need Somebody" (instrumental)3:50

2022 remaster (digital)

Track listing per Apple Music [13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Gonna Give You Up" (2022 remaster)
 Stock Aitken Waterman 3:33
2."Whenever You Need Somebody" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:53
3."Together Forever" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:25
4."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:40
5."The Love Has Gone" (2022 remaster)
4:20
6."Don't Say Goodbye" (2022 remaster)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:09
7."Slipping Away" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Harding
  • Curnow
3:52
8."No More Looking for Love" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Daize Washbourn
3:12
9."You Move Me" (2022 remaster)
  • Astley
  • Washbourn
3:42
10."When I Fall in Love" (2022 remaster)
Stock Aitken Waterman3:03
11."My Arms Keep Missing You"
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:14
12."I'll Never Set You Free" (7″ mix) 
  • Astley
3:26
13."Just Good Friends"
  • Astley
 3:50
14."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Pianoforte)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman3:29
15."Together Forever" (reimagined)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:01
16."Whenever You Need Somebody" (reimagined)
  • Stock
  • Aitken
  • Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman4:00
17."When I Fall in Love" (reimagined)
  • Heyman
  • Young
Stock Aitken Waterman3:37
18."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Phil Harding 12″ mix)  7:24
19."Together Forever" (Lover's Leap remix)  3:20
20."Whenever You Need Somebody" (radio edit)  3:26
21."My Arms Keep Missing You" (The "Where's Harry" remix)  3:15
22."Whenever You Need Somebody" (XK150 mix)  3:52
23."My Arms Keep Missing You" (Bruno's remix)  6:15
24."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Cake mix)  5:46
25."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Lonely Hearts mix)  7:34
26."My Arms Keep Missing You" (No L mix)  6:46
27."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape from Newton mix)  6:30
28."Together Forever" (House of Love Mix)  6:57
29."Whenever You Need Somebody" (Rick Sets It Off mix)  7:57
30."Never Gonna Give You Up" (Escape to New York mix)  7:00
31."Together Forever" (Lover's Leap extended mix)  3:20
32."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (Matt's Jazzy Guitar mix)  7:46
33."My Arms Keep Missing You" (dub)  4:55
34."Never Gonna Give You Up" (instrumental)  3:34
35."It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" (instrumental)  3:39
36."Whenever You Need Somebody" (instrumental)  3:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Whenever You Need Somebody. [14]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Whenever You Need Somebody
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] 3× Platinum210,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [44] 4× Platinum400,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [45] Gold25,253 [45]
France (SNEP) [46] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [47] Platinum500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [48] Platinum20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [49] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [50] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] 3× Platinum300,000^
Sweden (GLF) [52] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [53] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] 4× Platinum1,200,000^
United States (RIAA) [55] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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